2006 lq4 cam swap
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From: Pittsburgh, Pa
2006 lq4 cam swap OK, I'm completely oblivious to internal engine mods. Never built one or looked into this in depth. There are so many different combinations you can have, I thought I knew where to start but heck the more I read the more confused I get. Not really confused but basically I start from scratch again.
I know this is mainly a car only site, but it seems there is more info here than performance trucks.net. Not bashing them but I cant get the answers I'm looking for over there.
Basically i've got a 2500hd, used for work and play 50/50. I'm not shy with the throttle what so ever. Motor right now is in stock form, with the exception of basic bolt on's and a tune. My next investment is a set of long tubes till I save up some coin to go further.
After long tubes i would like to throw in a cam. Which cam, heh, well you tell me. I've read posts, Google, hot rod mag, car craft mag but nothing really shows anything about a cam going in a truck like this. Everyone (from what i've seen so far) builds for the street/strip. I'm building to tow, have fun on the street, with reasonable driveability and to hook to a sled at the pulls.
what I originally planned to do was a TR or similar 224/227 cam with patriot gold duals, and titanium retainers, but the more I look into it, it might not be best for me. Being that the truck is heavy, around 6500 lbs generously, I'm told to build for torque, not hp. I know the best thing to do is just research best to my knowledge, and then try something out but I'd rather get it right, or at-least close the first time. Are the gold duals too much? I figured they would be good for redundancy. My goal is not set high, I just wanted to make it easier when something is hooked to it and have a little more fun while doing it. Stock form that motor is a pure workhorse, but when I add the cam, will this limit me on longevity? I don't wanna build something then have it destroyed because I kept old habits.
I apologize for such a long post but I just don't know what else to do. I've spent at least 50 hours reading articles trying to teach myself but its just not happening. Nobody I found builds a 2500 hd for similar to how I want to.
I know this is mainly a car only site, but it seems there is more info here than performance trucks.net. Not bashing them but I cant get the answers I'm looking for over there.
Basically i've got a 2500hd, used for work and play 50/50. I'm not shy with the throttle what so ever. Motor right now is in stock form, with the exception of basic bolt on's and a tune. My next investment is a set of long tubes till I save up some coin to go further.
After long tubes i would like to throw in a cam. Which cam, heh, well you tell me. I've read posts, Google, hot rod mag, car craft mag but nothing really shows anything about a cam going in a truck like this. Everyone (from what i've seen so far) builds for the street/strip. I'm building to tow, have fun on the street, with reasonable driveability and to hook to a sled at the pulls.
what I originally planned to do was a TR or similar 224/227 cam with patriot gold duals, and titanium retainers, but the more I look into it, it might not be best for me. Being that the truck is heavy, around 6500 lbs generously, I'm told to build for torque, not hp. I know the best thing to do is just research best to my knowledge, and then try something out but I'd rather get it right, or at-least close the first time. Are the gold duals too much? I figured they would be good for redundancy. My goal is not set high, I just wanted to make it easier when something is hooked to it and have a little more fun while doing it. Stock form that motor is a pure workhorse, but when I add the cam, will this limit me on longevity? I don't wanna build something then have it destroyed because I kept old habits.
I apologize for such a long post but I just don't know what else to do. I've spent at least 50 hours reading articles trying to teach myself but its just not happening. Nobody I found builds a 2500 hd for similar to how I want to.
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Try looking at the LSr series from comp cams. They have many different grinds to choose from. http://www.compperformancegroupstore...de=GEN3CamsLSR
